MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE

2OO8 JCl PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

MATTIEMATICS 9740
Higher 2

Friday 26 Septernber 2008

2 hours 30 rnins
Additional materials: WritinS paper
List ofFomrulae (MF l5)

READ THESE INS'I'RUCTIONS FIRST

Writc you. name and civics group on all the work you hand in.
Write ;n dark bluc or black per on both sidcs oI the paper
You rnay usc a sofl pencil for any cliagrams or graphs-
Do not use stapler, paper clips. highlightcN, glue or correclio fluid-

Ans$ cr all thc qucstiors.

(livcnoD c{ac{ nume.ical answers oorrcct to 3 sigrrificant figurcs, or I dcci al placc in
thc casc of angles io degrees, unlcss a dillcrcnt level of accuracy is spccificd io thc

You are expcctcd (o usc a Sraphic calculator-

Unsuppo(cd ans$,crs from a graphic calculator are allowed unless 3 qucstio
specifically stales olhcflvisc.
Whcre unsuppo.led answers from a graphic calculator ar€ not allowed in a question,
you arc rcquired to present the mrthcmatical stePs using mathematical ootations and
not calclllator commands-

\'ou ar.. rL' nded

^l th, nc'rd for . Icdr pfesenrrri,)n in your air' wer"

The number of marks is given in brackcts [ ] at the end of each questioo or pail
question

At thc cnd ofthe examinalion. listcn all your tvork secur€ly together

Can do the rvholc question.

Can do parl ofquestion only. /.

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Sketch the curve of I = indrcatina ctearl\ rhe equarioos olc,),lnplotes and the arial

ilrtercepts in exact form. t5t

I
prove bv rnducr;on rha,
' -_L '--(8)(rr) (rn-r)(rt,,))
-L" (s)(8)
(2)(s) 2Qn+2)

Hence, ororherwr.e. euuturr" tirl

"
f ]
_Lz_(lr_t)(v I 2)
I t51
l

Expand

-L
l-3-t
.,. 16.! a 1 7,

in ascending powers of n , up to ard including the teml in nz . t5l

Dctcrmine the range ofvalues of r for which the expansion is valid. tll

By e\pressrng
I rn panrat rracrion,. rrnd
+", }t:L:-U,,-.-'
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(i)
J' lr':+-r+1 in the form ,4(r+B)'?+C,
Express wherc A, B and C are constants to be

detennined. tll
(ii) Solve

".#
using a non-calculalor method. l3l
(tll) Hence, solve x'!-. -"t l2l
-l-r'+ I

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(a) The sum to inftnity of a geometric progression is 2 and the s€codd term of the
z
progression is 2 . Find the common mtio. t3l

(b) An arithmetic progrcssion has /r terms and a common difference d, where / > 0 - P.ove
that the difference between the sum ofthe last f terns and the sum ofthe first k terms is

(n r)u. t4l

(, (a) A cuwe is given parametrically by the equations

x=3t'1-6t, y=4t3 5.

Find the coordinatcs of the point on thc curve where the normal is parallel t l the x,axis.

ttl

(b) A spherical balloon is being infialed, and at thc instant when its radius is l0 cm, its
surface area is increasing at a rate of6-4 cm'?tr. Find the rate of increase, at the same
rnstant, of
(i) the radius,
(ii) the volume t4l
I
[The volume and the surface area of a sphere with rudius r" arc respectivcly t/ = I 7rl l
a d A:47tr' .l

The funclion h is defined bv

h:-rr-+ 5-(-t-2)', .t <,t,

(i) 5La(e lhe largesl valuc ol I such thar h I exlsts. tll
UsrnS the \ alue oi I foulldin(i):
rh(r)
(i0 Sketch the graphs of / = h("), y: h'(,r) and .l,, =h oo a single diagram. t4l
(iii) Find an expression for h I (r). ltl
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The sketches below show the graphs of I = If (41 and r''z : f(r) .

v'= r(")
/=lfG)l

On separate diagrams, sketch the graphs of:

fi) y = i(x). 12)

(ii) y=r(2x)+3, trl

(iii) ),: f("1). t3t

showing clearly tbe axial intercepts, asymptotes and coordinatcs ofthe tuming points ifpossible.

o' A curve has equatron -y' + fe' = +.,c . find

f
in tenns o fr. and ]'- ill
./'o
(b) A curve has paranetric equations
u
t+l Y-ln(sinr)

Find 4 in terms of t. t3l

dr

(c) t,u"n y .-Jt-'*srr.,showrhal o,* +? tll

fl (a) The plane 11 passes through the point l(2,q0) and is parallel to rhe v€ctors

-2i+j+k and i 3j + 2k.

(0 Find the equation of JI in scalar product forD, and \€rify that the point
A(6, 5,1) also lies on l'I. t3l
(ii) Find the position vector of the foor of the perpeodicular from the point
C(-2,1, 3) to the plane 17. t4l
Hence, Iind the equation of ..1u fhe plane parallel to IZ such that the point Cis
cquidistaot ftom the plales I1 and Z, .
l2l

(b) The line 1 and the plane P have equations

/: r=2(u+v),deR,
p: r.(ux v) = 0.
where u and v ale non-zero and non-parallel vcctors
(i) Show that 1 is contained in P. t|l

(iit 'r l'r

-lf : l""O ' | : {, n"a ," (qudron,,frhe
Forrhecase u
['J l,J
tmc cnnrJined rn p

that is perpendicular to.I and passes through rhc origin. l2l

 II2 MATITS (9740) JCI PRONTOTI0NAL EXAMINATION 2OO8
SoLUTIoNS

Curve Sketchitrs

Coordinares of y-inrerc+t *. -])

[0,

coordinatcs oF' inrcrc"o,

"* lY
, ,]
[+.)
- obli,:tue aslanptote is l, =-t I

- ve(ical a-s],rnptote is Jr: 2

2 Mathematical Inductiolr

"--l"l.*a' l=r
I o

Binomial It

Ihcretbrc.,_',, rloJ4.2'l 14.14\ I/r , .(\tJn"ioni"\dl'dl"r J.:q I.

4 Summation Notatiou / Method of frifferetce

2n'!2n I 2+ I
n'+n n+l
I

n
, i'"':'" '
n'+n '=r"*N+l
,

=
5 lneoualitv
(D -
2r'+-t + I= 2lr + t-) + 7

(iD I
3

(ii0
Ja< :
tl or >:
J: Ja
J-r

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 6(a) C,€omctric Progr€ssioa
/ = I1{n-a as ld.t t o. r = --i
3

7 ADDlication of Differentiation ReInarks

(a) . point on curve rs ( 3. -l) Note
gradient of nonnal - 0

a.r.. n.rt,-ntu 9=O

b(D 0.0255 cms-'(to 3 s.e)

(bxit

8 Functions
(i) k:2
(iD
r =h(')

y=h 'h(x)
(iiD h.G)=2-.6=
9 Transformation of graDhs
(0
 (iD

r= i(2r)+3

(iiD

10 Techoiques of Differentiation Remarks

(a) dv 4-v'
&i=2ry +3el
(b) dvl
1=-ll+r) corI
Preferable to differentiate r. using
quotiept rule.

(.) dy- . "(' v) The derivativcs of the inverse trigo

(shown)
I -.r' functions (sin I :r, cos-' -'r, tan I -r)
can be found in the formula list-

Note that
cos '.r+(cosr) '.
Hence
d,
'r)* {cosx}
'(-srn r).
*(cos

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